Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 56.6% more expensive than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 33.1% less for restaurants
|
Port-au-prince
|
Port Moresby
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,563.62
|
$12.38
PGK50.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,483.60
|
$7.43
PGK30.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
HTG260.60
|
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG195.45
|
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
|
pay 54.6% more for groceries
|
Port-au-prince
|
Port Moresby
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG325.75
|
$1.49
PGK6.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG651.51
|
$2.20
PGK8.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG739.87
|
$7.01
PGK28.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG364.23
|
$3.68
PGK14.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG900.16
|
$3.28
PGK13.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG295.52
|
$1.56
PGK6.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG70.92
|
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.10
|
$1.74
PGK7.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.10
|
$2.02
PGK8.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG295.52
|
$1.57
PGK6.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG165.49
|
$1.37
PGK5.52
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Port-au-prince
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG261.50
|
$4.29
PGK17.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,606.03
|
$16.69
PGK67.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,560,551.03
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,515.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG466.48
|
$22.04
PGK89.01
|
|
pay 53.7% more for housing
|
Port-au-prince
|
Port Moresby
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,627.54
|
$309.54
PGK1,250.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG118,574.33
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,475.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG115,968.30
|
$609.17
PGK2,460.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG9,964.23
|
$78.11
PGK315.49
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Port-au-prince
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,030.15
|
$494.23
PGK1,996.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG894,884.58
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,169.41
|
|
pay 37.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Port-au-prince
|
Port Moresby
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG651.51
|
$2.48
PGK10.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG214.69
|
$1.83
PGK7.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG260.60
|
$7.48
PGK30.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,061.37
|
$45.19
PGK182.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,303.01
|
$8.67
PGK35.01
|
|
pay 43.0% less for clothing
|
Port-au-prince
|
Port Moresby
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,424.12
|
$39.25
PGK158.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,772.61
|
$44.57
PGK180.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,636.17
|
$64.38
PGK260.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,545.22
|
$98.43
PGK397.56
|
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